Culinary Schools

You think you got what it takes to cook with the best?  Or maybe you’ve just seen too many episodes of Hell’s Kitchen.  Either way here are some great reasons to pursue a dream of becoming a great chef. 

· Economy.  It’s the economy baby! Lets face it, as more and more manufacturing jobs are shipped off to other places, service industry is what we will have left.  Good luck trying to get someone in India to express mail you that Crème brulee.

· Money.  Show me the money.  The base salary of the head chef in a casino is about 85 k per year, starting, without bonuses or benefits.  Sounds like a heck of a living to me, and school will give you that edge to get to the top.

· Satisfaction.  When was the last time you looked in the mirror and said, I’m great, a champion in my field and appreciated for my real worth.  Yeah right, few of us live that dream, and only those willing to go out and grab it by the nose will ever know the kind of passion that comes with having such a career.

· Versatility.  What a thing, to be able to just say, I’m bored with this sushi gig, I’m going to go work in a rib shack! From pastries to southern cooking the choice is yours.  Seriously, with the right education, you can do just that and always move on to greener pastures and brighter skies instead of being locked into the same boring job forever.

· Personal Challenge.  Don’t underestimate the value of a good challenge, nothing feels better at the end of the day than working hard and knowing that you get paid the big bucks for  a reason.

· A REAL Team.  Feel like if you have to sit through one more of those four hour “What animal are you?” management exercises that your going to stick a mechanical pencil in your eye?  Come out and get the opportunity of a lifetime with a squad that knows the value of real teamwork.

· Craftsmanship.  For those of us not content to rot the rest of our existence away behind a desk staring at our boss’s forehead for the rest of our working life, getting out and getting our hands dirty can be a must do thing.  Just knowing that you made something well and can do it every time is a fabulous feeling.  Also, you get to define what doing well is from tasting great to heart healthy cooking.

· Service.  My father always said serving others was it’s own reward, and it take a few years under your belt to learn the truth of this.   When you do it’s better than the six figure salary.

· Be your own boss.  No one has to tell you why this is the perk of a lifetime.

· Your good.  You know you are, everyone believes you have talent( which is why your stuck making vats of meatballs for family weddings) so go get the deed that proves it!  Or suffer the consequence of never knowing if you might have made it or not for the rest of your life.  Have fun in those meetings…